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yelloownumber5
I have a few questions of course and please bear with me.
VARO Decision Dated 28 Feb 2005
My decision I attached. First the three I'm asking about were not appealed because of my lovely County VSO.
Item 7 of my decision is Approval for Allergice Rhinitis and they say "septum was midline". It also states about my septoplasty surgery.
Item 9 of my decision is Denial for Deviated Septum, which it states denied because not shown caused from trauma. However, it does say on this a cyst was "more than likely the cause of
sinus infectons"
This cyst is still there
Item 10 of my decision is Denial for Sinusitis, which it states "ct in Nov 2002 did not show chronic sinusitis was the cause of sinusitis", The main cause of sinusitis was deviated septum"
(not to be anal but I did not have a CT in Nov 2002 but a MRI in 2001.......my doctor did write a note in Nov 2002 on my med form 800 or whatever wondering if I had a cyst or polyp......)
I'm still confused because same exam right....Item 7 says septum midline then Item 10 says deviated.
Enclosed is a ENT exam dated 27 Sep 2005 (not Feb that I named the file)
The ENT States Septum Midline
Enclosed is my Septoplasty copy
I also have a question about my sinus surgery. While on active duty I did have surgery because of Daytime Fatigue, problems breathing but
does anyone know what the Pre Op and Post Op diagnosis of SAA Stands for?
Finally I attached a copy of my sleep study........
A concern was under the assesment the doctor put "weight" then"nasal obstruction" but under the sleep eval he notes i have a deviated septum with no history of a fracture but had septoplasty surgery in the past. That part kind of concerned me the VA would say sleep apnea is due to deviated septum.
I do have some documentation as long with the surgery note........
Quesitons are
What is up with that decision in regards to the "deviated" and "midline" septum. Is that some kind of error? Can I send my ENT's notes in as new evidence or what should I do? I did want to get sinusitis approved. With the honesty factor I did and do have a deviated septum. I also have cysts and wonder if the cysts can make my septum deviated.
With enough documentation while on active duty should my sleep apnea claim be okay........or another way this deviated septum won't get in the way will it.
Thanks.
2_28_2005_VA_Decision.pdf
2_27_2005___ENT___Septum_Midline.pdf
9_3_2003___Septoplasty___Daytime_Fatigue___SAA.pdf
11_15_2006_Sleep_Study___Weight_and_Nasal_Obstruction.pdf
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